The bundles especially the third one on backs of ladies are twigs of salix. There are several species of Salix growing on stream and river banks in Ladakh. The twigs are dried, bark removed and used for basket making. That should solve your mystery of so called nests.
Gurcharan Singh ----- Original Message ----- From: Sushmita Jha To: indiantreepix Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 12:45 AM Subject: [indiantreepix:15177] Ladakh Sprout/Tendril - ID Request (SJ:3Aug09) Dear all, I found these bundles on the floor of sparse forests at a distance in Suru Valley and thought they were bird nests of some kind. These were quite far and wouldnt have made any sort of meaningful photograph. Till I chanced upon three women carrying baskets on their backs and one of them had these bundles of what looked like sprouts/tendrils. They said that these are not fit for human consumption but are relished by goats, sheep, etc. Would appreciate your help with the ID of these. Thank you. Sushmita Jha --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
